Town of Niagara Police Blotter for Sept. 6, 2012

The
following is a sampling of calls received by the Town of Niagara
Police Department between Aug. 20 and 30. During that period the
department answered 234 calls.

Monday,
Aug. 20

•Route
I-190 near Porter Road, accident. A vehicle's exhaust system came
loose and parts fell off and struck the vehicle behind.

•700
block of A Street, assault. Patrol observed a 17-year-old male with
several outstanding warrants in a group of youths. When stopped, he
threw a can of alcohol at the officer and fled. When captured, he was
vulgar and threatening to officers and repeatedly banged his face
into the metal bars between the patrol car's seats and its window.
He also damaged a wall at Town Hall.

Tuesday,
Aug. 21

•1900
block of Juron Drive, dog bite. Woman reports being bitten in the
ankle by a poodle while doing door-to-door sales.

•7400
block of Porter Road, missing persons. Woman reported she had an
argument with her two daughters around midnight and when she got up
about 5 a.m. her daughters and a girl who had been sleeping over were
missing.

Wednesday,
Aug. 22

•500
block of D Street, attempt to locate. Officer responded to look for a
14-year-old male who ran away from Child Protective Services. Youth
found and returned.

•6000
block of Porter Road, emergency medical services. Employee cut
himself with box-cutter. He was transported to Erie County Medical
Center by Rural Metro Ambulance.

Friday,
Aug. 24

•7600
block of Third Avenue, larceny. Business reported that on Aug. 22,
someone stole 10 pairs of Gucci glasses and eight pairs of Versace
glasses valued at $2,500.

•2400
block of Military Road, juvenile problem. Advised of a planned fight
posted on Facebook, patrol located four males behind a building,
checked them for weapons and advised them to leave the area. Another
group of four males arrived and also were advised to leave.

Saturday,
Aug. 25

•Sunnyside
Drive, juvenile problem. Juveniles riding mini-bikes up and down the
street at a high rate of speed.

•1900
block of Military Road, larceny. A woman was arrested for shoplifting
at three separate stores at the mall.

Sunday,
Aug. 26

•4600
block of Miller Road, EMS. Patrol assisted an 87-year-old woman with
a severe nose bleed. She was taken to Mount St. Mary's Hospital by
Rural/Metro ambulance.

•2700
block of Military Road, larceny. Business reported someone broke in
and took $250 in cash and a handheld television monitor, damaging a
door and breaking a hasp on a window and two desk drawers.

Monday,
Aug. 27

•4700
block of Pomeroy Avenue, burglary. Victim states someone entered his
residence on the afternoon of Aug. 25 and took a pill bottle
containing about 180 hydrocodone pills.

Tuesday,
Aug. 28

•Porter
Road, accident. Driver making a left turn into shopping area was
struck by oncoming driver. Collision caused the turning driver's
vehicle to roll over.

•4200
block of Military Road, larceny. A Saunders Settlement Road woman
reported she went into a business to return bottles and forgot her
purse in the cart when she left. When she returned, the brown leather
purse, containing $50 cash, license, credit card, cell phone and some
gold jewelry, was missing.

Wednesday,
Aug. 29

•1900
block of Military Road, harassment. Woman complained that when she
pulled into a parking spot an elderly male in the next spot started
screaming at her for no reason. Patrol interviewed the man, who said
the females in the other car started the altercation and the driver
almost struck his vehicle.

•500
block of B Street, neighbor problem. Patrol spoke with a woman who
said she felt she was being harassed because her neighbor has called
the police on her a couple of times recently. Patrol notes ongoing
issues between the two women.

Thursday,
Aug. 30

•3000
block of Lincoln Street, prowler. Complainant said she woke up to go
to the bathroom and saw a face looking into her window. She ran out
of the house and chased a male across the street and into the woods,
but lost track of him.

•3100
block of Woodland Avenue, neighbor problem. Patrol called on open
burn/loud party complaint. Couple was advised of temporary state ban
on open fires, and fire was put out. Patrol returned to scene after
complainants called again to report the man and woman who had the
fire violated order of protection to yell and scream at them.
Criminal contempt and harassment charges were requested.